SELLERSBURG — To say that Marissa Gasaway has been a welcome addition to Silver Creek would be an understatement.

Indiana junior forward Race Thompson heeded his coach’s advice heading into the Hoosiers' opening game of the Maui Invitational against Providence on Monday afternoon.

NEW ALBANY — With games being canceled left and right due to COVID-19, New Albany made the most of getting to play its first two games last week. After whipping Clarksville by 54 points Tuesday night, the Bulldogs continued flexing their muscles and defeated Bloomington South 61-36 Saturday …

FLOYDS KNOBS — Floyd Central celebrated Senior Day with a pair of victories over visiting Bedford North Lawrence on Saturday at Highland Hills.

NEW WASHINGTON — Kaidin James tallied 24 points and Adrian Miles netted 20 in her debut as host New Washington rolled to an 87-39 victory over Milan on Saturday afternoon.

SHOALS — Sterling Mikel scored 17 of his team-high 20 points in the second half to help Borden to a 69-63 win at Shoals on Saturday night.

Tre Coleman (Nevada): The Jeffersonville graduate, a 6-foot-7 forward on the men’s basketball team, has averaged nine points in his first two games with the Wolf Pack. In his first college game, Coleman came off the bench to score 13 points in Nevada’s 62-48 triumph over North Dakota State. …

Sean East (Bradley): The New Albany graduate, a 6-3 sophomore guard on the men’s basketball team, is averaging 7.7 points, five assists and 4.7 rebounds in his first three games with the Braves, who went 2-1 in the Xavier Invitational. He had eight points, a game-high eight assists and six r…

PEKIN — Sophomore forward Kyia McKinley tallied 22 points to lead Class 2A No. 7 Eastern to a 55-38 victory over visiting New Albany in a girls’ basketball game Wednesday night.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Carlik Jones scored 18 points and had 11 rebounds, J.J. Traynor made a pair of free throws with 5.1 seconds left and Louisville held off Seton Hall 71-70 on Friday in the Wade Houston Tipoff Classic at the KFC Yum! Center. 

SELLERSBURG — It was a special night at Silver Creek for a couple of different reasons Wednesday.

COLUMBUS — Kooper Jacobi began his senior season with a bang.

NEW ALBANY — New Albany juniors Kaden Stanton and Tucker Biven are arguably one of the best backcourts in Southern Indiana.

Tre Coleman (Nevada): The Jeffersonville graduate is a 6-7 freshman forward on the men’s basketball team. “Tre is a big, athletic wing who can defend all over the court,” Nevada coach Steve Alford said. “He gives us a ton of versatility. A high-level athlete who will bring energy on both sid…

PEKIN — Visiting Borden outscored Eastern 20-12 in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 53-44 victory in the season-opener for both Tuesday night.

Over the past three seasons Clark and Floyd counties have combined to produce a Mr. Basketball and four Indiana All-Stars on the hardwood.

LOCAL COLLEGE ATHLETE UPDATE

There is a tradition at Taylor University, a small NAIA school in Indiana, where the entire crowd sits in complete silence until the men’s basketball team scores its 10th point of the game and sets off a wild celebration.

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The high school boys’ basketball season tips off tonight to limited fan fare, courtesy of COVID-19.

The Silver Creek boys’ basketball team checked in at No. 3 in the Indiana Basketball Coaches Association’s preseason Top 20 rankings released Sunday night.

NEW ALBANY — New Albany celebrated its Homecoming with a 81-65 victory over visiting Corydon Central on Saturday night.  

MOUNT VERNON — Led by senior Sydney Flora, Jeffersonville edged Evansville Memorial for the team title at Saturday's Mount Vernon Invitational. 

INDIANAPOLIS — Jeffersonville went 2-2 in Saturday's Capital City Classic at Perry Meridian. 

JEFFERSONVILLE — Wrestling matches are predominantly held indoors.

MINNEAPOLIS — Rondale Moore had 15 catches for 116 yards and ran for a touchdown, but it wasn’t enough as host Minnesota edged Purdue 34-31 in a Big Ten game Friday night.

CLARKSVILLE — Kylie Perez scored 13 points — all in the first half — to help Clarksville build a 25-11 lead on its way to a 49-23 victory over visiting Cannelton on Friday night.

NEW WASHINGTON — New Washington ran out to an early lead and never looked back en route to a 66-29 victory over visiting Henryville in the Southern Athletic Conference opener for both Friday night.

Next week’s Fast Freddie’s Festive Five-Mile Foot Feast, a Thanksgiving staple as much as turkey and mashed potatoes in Southern Indiana for more than 30 years, will be unlike any of its previous races.

It’s apparent that Cassius Stanley got his jumping ability from his mother.

Rachel Walker (Bellarmine): The Jeffersonville graduate, a junior on the women’s swim team, was recently named the program’s Women’s Swimmer of the Decade. In her first two years, Walker has earned three All-America awards and three All-Great Lakes Valley Conference honors while also setting…

Ceci Rush (Louisville): The Providence graduate is a freshman libero/defensive specialist on the volleyball team. In five matches this season, Rush has recorded three service aces, three digs and one kill for the Cardinals, who went 5-2 in the fall.

Luke Gohmann (Marian): The Floyd Central graduate, a 6-6 junior forward on the men’s basketball team, came off the bench to score a team-high — and career-high — 16 points in the Knights’ 78-56 victory over Rio Grande on Tuesday night. Gohmann was 4 for 4 from the field, including 2 of 2 fro…

KOKOMO — IU Kokomo ousted IU Southeast 25-17, 25-12, 20-25, 25-19 in the River States Conference Tournament semifinals Wednesday night.

A trio of local standouts have been selected to the Indiana High School Volleyball Coaches Association’s Senior All-Star teams.

Purdue coach Jeff Brohm built his reputation on running creative, wide-open offenses.